Can I get Jake a friend?

[car24]

I have a 1 year old hammondii (Jake the snake). I would like to get him a friend. What are the rules of keeping more than one snake in a cage? Thanks for any help.

[jitami]

You'll want to find a friend of similar size and of the same sex. Garters usually do very well housed together, but can be cannibalistic, especially if one is a lot smaller than the other. It's not common, but it does happen. Obviously, go with the same sex to avoid babies

Oh, and quarantine the new snake for 6-8 weeks in his own tub/tank/whatever to make sure he's not carrying something that could harm Jake!

[car24]

Thank you! Does it matter what type of garter I get?

[drache]

Thank you! Does it matter what type of garter I get?

not if you make certain they're the same gender
welcome to the forum

[k2l3d4]

[quote=jitami;108228]. Obviously, go with the same sex to avoid babies

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I wish it were that easy.... I thought that I had the same sex until the "female" decided to breed with the other actual female... come to find out I have a male and female that share the same tank.... I only have on 35 gallon tank at the moment, so I may have babies on the way.

[car24]

What a surprise! I'm not ready for babies so I will try to post some pics today for sexing.

[Stefan-A]

Thank you! Does it matter what type of garter I get?

Not if they're the same gender, approximately the same size and as long as the other garter is not a wandering garter (T. elegans vagrans). They are known to occasionally be cannibalistic and I had an incident a couple of months ago involving a wandering garter attacking a slightly larger cage mate of a different garter species.